The Story

The Stadsplankisa cutting board,bread boardortapasboard, made from a felledcity tree. The tree grew alongastreet, in a parkor in aplazainyour area. The tree has given youyears ofshade andclean air.While it wouldnormallybe turned intowood chipsfor a forest pathorsimplysmoke from a furnace,this old tree isnow givena new life,namely in theform of our cutting boards!

Each cutting board is engraved with the tree’s exact location and species name in memory of the tree that this cutting board once was. Via a QR code on the cutting board you can find more information and the exact location where the tree once stood.

Handmade

Every cutting board is handmade in the city of origin. They are sawn, milled, drilled, sanded, polished, engraved, checked again and then the labels are attached. Each board must be handled by someone 8 times before it is finished.

Life Cycle

A city tree usually lives for 40 to 60 years. Some trees live to be 200 years old but they are usually in indoor gardens or parks. A city tree has suffered a lot from the hustle and bustle of city life. For example, there is often too little clean air, too much shade, sewer pipe work, damages and disturbed ground. This can be seen in its often inconsistent structure, numerous knots, and even visible pieces of iron (nails).

Local

We wantthe woodfor the cutting boards to beprocessed only bylocal craftsmen.Thus the woodfrom the differentcities remainsinits own city.

Quantities

How manytrees areactuallyfelledin a city?InAmsterdam,for example, about 300,000avenueandstreettrees are registered.Approximately3% of these are cut down every yeardue toold age,redevelopment orstorm damage.Thatis9000trees per year, 750 per monthand 26trees perday. Foreach tree that is cut downa new one isplanted.